Monday, January 4, 2010

This is a very easy project and it's a great way to practice sewing knits!

I got some short-sleeve tees on sale a while back at Target for less than $3, and I went to town buying 'em up!And then just recently, Target's long socks went on sale (THREE pairs for less than $5!), so of course I had to buy a bunch of them too!I was planning to sew some "baby legs" to go with Serenity's CC dresses.

1. Try the shirt on your Darling Stinker to measure how long you need the sleeves to be, or measure a long sleeve shirt to get the correct length.2. Pin the sock to the sleeve - I used a lot of pins 'cause I was nervous about messing up! I used a lot less pins on the second sleeve.3. Using the same colored thread as the t-shirt, sew a wide zig-zag stich around the sleeve - make sure to take your time.4. Repeat steps 2 & 3 for the second sleeve.

That's it! How easy was that?! So simple - it's perfect for beginners and people like me who need to practice sewing some simple knit projects!

This shirt is a 4T so it's a little big on Serenity - but that just means she'll wear it longer!

Total cost: $4.50

Those are my costs - but you can do it for free using tees and socks you already have!

Very cute! I love all the possibilities here! I just did a similar tutorial on my blog (I used my daughter's outgrown sock to lengthen l/s that were too short). http://sunshinemamasite.blogspot.com/2010/01/tutorial-use-old-socks-to-lengthen.html How funny that I came across this two days AFTER I finished my project, figures. lol

I just had to write and say this was so funny for me because I just so happen to be wearing the red snowflake target socks today on my feet. Love the tutorial too. So much of the kids tutorials out there seem more for summer. It's nice to see one for summer to winter.

VERY cute! We sure love all the things we have been able to do with target socks for cheap this year, right?Thanks for linking up to Making It With Allie! I can't wait to see what you have for next week!AllieMakes.Blogspot.com

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I'm a stay-at-home crafting Mommy. My beautiful daughter Serenity is my Muse and Model for most of what I do on my blog. I love learning how to create new stuff, sew, embroidery, taking (and learning to Photoshop) pictures, doing kid's product reviews, and finding interesting things on the internet other people blog about, create, sell or do all three!

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